Synthesis and characterisation of Gd 3+ -doped mesoporous TiO 2 materials

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5104-5108

  Lv, Caixia ^a   Zhou, Yi ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Dang, Mingming ^a   Guo, Changchun ^a   Ou, Yancong ^a   Xiao, Bin ^a  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

MWNTs; Photo catalytic properties

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; CITRUS FRUITS; GAS ADSORPTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRADIATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE PHASE; DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; DOPING CONCENTRATION; HOMOGENEOUS PRECIPITATION; MWNTS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; XE LAMP IRRADIATION;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79951679629     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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